If you’ve ever had a really bad day, lost your cool, or wished you could rewind and start over, this chapter is for you. Not only do I offer a way to recover, but I also offer hope that your bad day (if handled well) will lead your kids to the feet of Jesus. This is Chapter 29: What to Do When You Wish You Would Have Handled Things Differently.  Listen in.

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The chapter I’m reading today begins with a quote I had come across accidentally from John Ortberg and his conversation with Dallas Willard. This quote has since become a mantra for overly busy people everywhere. But for me, it helped me navigate the real-time tension I was feeling between pursuing a writing and speaking ministry while trying to take care of the three small children in our home. This is Chapter 28: Bringing Serenity Back.  Listen in.

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Some chapters of the book don’t lend themselves to reading aloud, but I’ll do my best here. This is a Facebook comment thread back when I was still on Facebook and Facebook was still fun. I hope this episode brings some laughter to your day. This is Chapter 27: Confessions of a Real Mom.  Listen in.

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This is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written. The 10-year-old daughter I write about is now 26 and married. It’s a good thing I practice reading through these before I hit record, because I just bawled my eyes out, is what I’m saying, and I can’t promise you it won’t happen again. This is Chapter 26: Coffee With Mom Comes Full Circle.  Listen in.

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One of the most challenging tasks for me as a mom when my kids were in elementary school was helping them with their math homework. But as God often does, He took this struggle and used it as a life lesson for my relationship with Him. Listen in.

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Just in time for school start, my best tips for starting off the school year right with your child's teacher. Listen in.

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Sometimes the “other things I want to tell you” are random thoughts with absolutely no value except to make you laugh. This is one of those essays, appropriately entitled Nine Random Thoughts. This is Chapter 23 of Mom, You're Amazing! And Other Things I Want to Tell You.  Listen in.

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I have never met another woman who doesn’t struggle with comparison. And so, I tend to write about the comparison trap quite a bit. This is an essay I wrote about comparison in 2014, in the middle of one of the most challenging decades of parenting for me, when I had a 15-year-old, a 13-year-old, and an 8-year-old. Listen in.

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If you’ve ever struggled with clinical depression, you know that mornings are the worst. Today is a short episode as I’m reading a raw and authentic prayer for moms who struggle in the morning. This is Chapter 21: A For-Real Monday Morning Prayer if you, too woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Listen in.

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This essay was part of a series I wrote on my blog, Exposing Lies Moms Believe. In it, I identify the root of a lie I hear every single day and the Truth that sets me free. This is Chapter 20: Exposing Lies Moms Believe: I Don't Have Enough Time. Listen in.

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